Book Title: Madanrekha
Author(s): Jayaben Thakor
Publisher: Z_Mahavir_Jain_Vidyalay_Suvarna_Mahotsav_Granth_Part_1_012002.pdf and Mahavir_Jain_Vidyalay_Suvarna_
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ madanarekhA lekhakaH zrImatI jayAbahena ThAkara "nA, nA, na jAva! huM nahi javA dauM ! aniSTanA bhaNakArA hajI paNa mArA kAnamAM vAge che. oha! A azubha eMghANa che ! ..amaMgaLa bhAvinI AgAhI che!" emanuM rakta!...emane vilaya ! yugabAhunA vakSasthaLa paranI bhInAze ene jagADI dIdho. ATalI khuzanumA havAmAM A prasveda zAne ?.. nidrAdevInA madhurA aMkamAMthI jagADanAra e bhInAzathI e akaLAyA. paNa e bhInAzamAM te garama nizvAsa bhaLele dekhAyo. te camakyo. madanarekhAnAM azruonI aMjali ene na gamI. koNa jANe kema, puruSane strInuM svArpaNa suce che, paNa enAM AMsunAM arpaNa nathI gamatAM! "zuM thayuM? svapna AvyuM?" "hA. paNa mane e bhAvinI AgAhI jevuM lAge che." paNa evuM te zuM che?" na pUche nAtha !....na pUcho ! paNa mane vacana Ape ke kAle mane kahyA vagara, mArI anumati vinA, tame kyAMya nahi jAva." yugabAhu jorathI hasI paDyo. eNe madanarekhAne pitAnA gADha AleSamAM samAvI dIdhI. emAM vacananI jarUra che kharI?" "hA. kAraNa, mane bhaya lAge che." premathI baMdhAyelAne vaLI vacananAM baMdhananI jarUra hoya?" heya. kAraNa ke e baMdhana ja Ane mATe javAbadAra banaze." Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya suvarNa mahotsava javA de....A carcA...." ane yugabAhu pAcho nidrAdhIna banI gaye. paNa madana rekhAnuM citta vicAranA gherA. vamaLamAM gherAI gayuM. e vicAratI hatI? zA mATe maNirathabhAI gaI kAle mane nakhazikha nihALatA haze? kaI divasa nahi ane hamaNAM hamaNAM ja emane baMdhuprema ATale badhe sajAga zAne kAraNa banyuM che? A to sAva bhalA-bheLA che. emane to jagatamAM kyAMya aniSTa ke anAcAra nahi dekhAya. paNa zubha to sAthe azubha ta paNa dharatI upara ramatAM hoya che e satya pratye AMkhamIMcAmaNuM te na ja thaI zake. vaLI pAchA e kahetA hatA ke "devaneya IrSA Ave evuM dAmpatya che!" eno artha e ja ke emane amArA sukhI dAMpatyanI IrSyA Ave che. emanA aMtaramAM e IrSyAadekhAIne agni prajavaLe che! te e agnine ThAra zI rIte ? eka ja vRkSanI e DALamAMthI eka DALa saLagI UThe te e anyane dajhADyA vagara rahe kharI ? paNa A vedanA mAre tene jaNAvavI? patine kahuM to kadAca e ene mAruM strIsahaja mithyAbhimAna gaNI hasI kADhaze athavA mArI evI zaMkAzIla daSTino upahAsa-tiraskAra karaze. na kahuM ane dhAro ke pariNAma aNadhAyuM Ave to..kAmavAsanAne Ataza maNirathane vadhAre bezarama ane maraNiyo prayAsa karavA tatpara banAvI mUke to? ane Ane vadhu vicAra karatAM enA aMge aMge prasveda prasarI rahyo...e hatI ja madanarekhA-madana enAthI dUra na jaI zake evI sauMdaryavatI nArI! ane amaMgaLa AzaMkAnA AvezamAM e pitAnI snehamUrtine vadhAre jorathI vaLathI paDI. eNe UMghavA prayatna karyo, paNa enAM netre na ja mIMcAyAM. yugabAhunA dehane e kyAMya sudhI paMpALI rahI. "deha pratyenI mamatA ATalI badhI zAne?"--eno AtmA patinA AtmAmAM ekarUpa banIne jANe ene prazna pUchI rahyo. sAcI vAta che. e mamatva ja ATalI vedanA pragaTAve che. te pAchI zAMta banI gaI prabhAta thayuM. snAnavidhi patAvI eNe yugabAhunI caraNaraja lIdhI. patine Azcarya thayuM. eNe pUchyuM: "A zuM?" mAre have A raja karatAM paNa vadhAre nahivat banavuM che !" enAthI belAI gayuM. jANe koI asaMgata pralApa sAMbhaLato hoya ema yugabAhu hasI paDyo. eTalAmAM to mahelano eka cokiyAta AvIne yugabAhunI samakSa mAthuM namAvI Ubho rahyo. "moTAbhAI Apane yAda kare che." madanarekhA camakI. jANe yamadUta AvyA hoya ema enA pagamAM dhrujArI AvI. "e nahi AvI zake !" eNe saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM. "jevI AjJA....paNa kAraNa..." Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImatI jayAbahena ThAkara : madanarekhA 173 kAraNa kaMI ja nahi. mAre nathI AvavuM!" yugabAhu paNa madanarekhAnA kathanane vaLagI rahyo. - "vinA kAraNa emane dUbhavavAnI zI jarUra? chevaTe te e vaDIlabhAI che." vinamrabhAve sevake pitAnuM maMtavya rajU karyuM. "tuM jA." cekiyAtane vidAya ApIne te patnI tarapha pharyo. "zA mATe tuM mane nathI javA detI?" "mane emAM amaMgaLa lAge che." enAthI vadhu na belI zakAyuM. e svapnanI vAta na kahI zakI. gAMDI! tuM mane A kahe che? roja vIratA ane hiMmatane nazo caDAvanAra mArI preyasI Aje kAyara banIne AvI kAyara vANI uccArI rahI che? keInIye AgaLa mAthuM namAvavAnI nA pADanAra mArI prANezvarI Aje prathamathI ja parAjayanI vAta kare che? tArA satItvanI ANa AgaLa mane herAna karavAnI koInI tAkAta nathI. tArI chAyAmAM mAruM sadAye maMgaLa ja che." yugabAhue bhAvAvezamAM kahyuM. nA, nA, nAtha, evuM na bole ! Ajano divasa mAruM kahyuM mAne....oha! mArAthI e nathI jIravAtuM." madana rekhA ! priye ! tuM Arya nArI thaIne AvI nirbaLa bane che? mane enI pAchaLanuM kAraNa te kahe. tArA mananA ekAda kalapanA taraMgane AdhIna banIne tuM mane paNa e nirbaLa banAvI mUkIza?" jANe madanarekhAne AtmA jAgI UThayoH mArA upara nirbaLatAne A prahAra! ane eNe lAgaNInA vegane rokIne kahyuM : "nAtha ! bhale, khuzIthI jAo. paNa madana rekhAne AtmA samartha che, nirbaLa nathI, eTaluM na bhUlatA." enA gAle haLavI TapalI mArIne yugabAhue javA mATe paga upADyo. udyAnanA pAchaLanA bhAgamAM maNiratha eka zilA para beThe beThe yugabAhunI pratIkSA karato hato. dUrathI yugabAhu Avato dekhAyo. enA zarIramAMthI zaurya ane saumyatAnI saravANIo phUTatI hatI. maNirathane vAtsalyabhAva ene bolAvatA hoya e rIte e enA tarapha javA mATe adhIre banyuM hoya ema lAgatuM hatuM. paNa yugabAhu najIka AvyuM ke tarata ja jANe maNirathanA manamAM dveSane dAvAnaLa pravaLI UThayo. enuM aMtara jANe pikAra pADIne enI jAtane ja samajAvatuM hatuM ? pelAe te mane kahyuM ja che ke mArgamAM kAMTo dUra karyA vinA amRtapAna sAMpaDe ja nahi. ane marAMnI te vaLI tAkAta keTalI? bhalabhalI satIeya pAchuM pANI thaI Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya suvarNa mahotsava-graMtha jAya; baLa AgaLa badhuMya TharIThAma thaI jAya! ane ene bhAtabhAtanI tathA jAtajAtanI vilAsagAthA saMbhaLAvaze eTale e badhuM bhUlI jaze." aMtaranA e sAdane sAra e samajI gaye. mitroe ja ene A upadeza Apelo. ane saMsArajIvananA e badhA anubhavI mitro Aja sudhI sAcA ja nIvaDyA hatA. mane yAda karyo?" yugabAhue AvatAnI sAthe ja uccAyuM. "hA bhAI! ghaNuM vakhatathI tArI sAthe vAta nathI karI. tuM tArA saMsAramAM e magna che ke tene bIjA kartavyanI yAda ja nathI AvatI. paNa mAre to e pharaja bajAvavI paDe ne!" yugabAhu thoDI kSaNe mATe lajijata banI gayA. pachI eNe maNirathanI AgaLa zira jhukAvI AjJA mAMgI. e mUkelA zira para eka bhayaMkara prahAra thaye. tIkSaNa hathiyAra enI garadana para vijhAyuM. "he bhagavAna! he madanarekhA !"--cIsa pADatAMnI sAthe e dharatI para DhaLI paDayo! kSaNe kSaNe prabhuprArthanA karatI madanarekhAe e kAramI cIsa sAMbhaLIe tyAM doDI AvI. udyAnamAM kolAhala macI gaye. raktabhInA patinA dehane aMkamAM laI tenA zira para hAtha pheravatI madanarekhAnI AMkho sUkI hatI. teNe maNiratha tarapha najara paNa na karI. tenA para kopAyamAna thayelA parivArane teNe potAnI daSTithI ja vAryo. nAtha ! mArA prANanAtha ! teNe yugabAhune kAnamAM kahevA mAMDayuM. ene zvAsa UMDe ne UMDe Utarato jato hato. "mRtyu te mAnavajIvananuM ekamAtra nizcita aMga che. te kSaNe badhuM ja vIsarIne ISTadevanuM smaraNa karo! tamArA bhAI tamArA mRtyunuM nimitta banyA ! bAkI kharI rIte te ApaNAM karmonA pratApe athavA to durbhAgye ja Ama banyuM." paLavAra e cUpa rahI. enA mukha uparanuM teja asahya banatuM jatuM hatuM. tarata ja ene avAja vadhAre dhIragaMbhIra banyoH "nA ! nA ! durbhAgya zA mATe ? jIvana jeTaluM kalyANakArI hatuM eTaluM ja A mRtyune paNa pAvanakArI mAnajo ! bhUlI jaje sau kaSAye ne manamAM leza paNa veravRtti na lAvaze ! tamArA meTAbhAInA e duSkRtya mATe emane kSamA Apaje ! vIranuM bhUSaNa te kSamA! ane mArI leza paNa ciMtA na karatA. mArAmAM AtmabaLa pragaTe evI prArthanA karaje. sau AtmA potapotAnA karmAnusAra saMsAramAMthI vidAya le che. A te tamArI vidAyanI paLa che. ene UjaLI banAvI levI ghaTe. rAga ane dveSathI ene para rAkhajo. mArA hRdayadeva ! tamane jhAjhuM zuM kahuM? huM saheja paNa nibaLa nahi banuM. saMsAranA A svAbhAvika kamane eTalA ja sAhajika ane saraLa bhAve ApaNe apanAvavAnuM che. " tenI AMkhamAMthI avirata AMsu nItaratAM hatAM, ane mukhamAMthI svastha vANapravAha vahetuM hatuM. jenAra na jIravI zake e hRdayavidAraka e prasaMga hato. paNa madanarekhA !." yugabAhunA tUTaka zabdo saMbhaLAyA. A nAzavaMta deha ane A kSaNabhaMgura saMsAra! ene meha zAne ? tame te sadA mArI pAse ja che, ane rahevAnA. sAco prema anaMta hoya che. ane AtmA te Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImatI jayAbahena ThAkara : madana rekhA 175 amara che ja. tamAre AtmA sadAye mArAmAM prANa pUrata raheze. ApaNe te e ajaraamara AtmA sAthe ApaNe yoga sAdhyuM hatuM. yugabAha! nAtha !" yugabAhune nazvara deha tenI AgaLa vilaya pAmate jato hato. ane madarekhAnA meMmAMthI ISTadevanI stuti sahaja rIte AvirbhAva pAmatI jatI hatI. maNirathane dUrathI eNe sevakothI gherAyela jo. "oha! emaNe mane vaidhavya ApyuM? " kSaNabhara madanarekhAne AtmA bhayaMkara ArtanAda karIne vihavaLa banI gayA. paraMtu bIjI ja kSaNe eNe mRta patinA caherA tarapha joyuM. hajI te e ja jIvananI tAjagI ane yauvananAM teja tyAM prasarelAM hatAM. nirdoSatA ane pavitratAnI rekhAo lezamAtra jhAMkhI nahatI paDI. he prabhu! e mArI pAse ja che ! janamejanmanAM baMdhana eka janmathI ochAM tUTe che ? A te emanuM sthaLAntara che. pati paradeza sidhAve tyAre nArIne "bicArI vidhavA" kahevAnI zakti ke dharAve che? e virahiNu patnI che eTaluM ja! ane A emanA bhAI? keNa jANe, kyA bhavanA vairabhAvanuM zamana karI rahyA haze? kadAca meM ja kaI kALe emane AnAthI paNa vizeSa avadazAmAM mUkyA haze. athavA juga juga pahelAM keIka vakhate yugabAhunA AtmAe emanA aMtarane bhayaMkara vyathA pahoMcADI haze. Aje kadAca amane enuM vismaraNa thayuM hoya, paNa e vismaraNa-pUrvajanma viSenuM e ajJAnamane have vadhAre ajJAnI na banAve e ja jevAnuM! emAMthI sAcuM darzana pragaTAve te ja e karmonA baMdha teDI zake. mAnavI pitAnA AtmAnuM aniSTa pate ja kare che. e mATe anyane doSita TharAvI vadhAre mithyAbhimAnanAM AvaraNa na Ave eTalI ja jAgRti rAkhavI ghaTe." madana rekhAnA vicArone koI aMta nahote enA sUnA banelA haiyAmAM jANe ke prabuddha AtmAnAM ojasa patharAye jatAM hatAM emAMnI eka tejarekhA maNirathanA AtmAne sparzI gaI. ane e AvIne enA caraNamAM mUkI paDyo ! "mArA AtmAne paNa ugAro mahAsatI !" enAthI AgaLa e na belI zakyA.